Acrpost: A Project of the Pacific Association of Artist Run Centres

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"Howlin' Hooch" Joel Parkins born 19?? in St.Thomas to midgets, started out in life with some quite serious disadvantages. Joel's mother (Olive Parkins nee O'Shaunessy) stood a mere 4'2" and his father "Butch" Richard Parkins (although sources vary on this particular detail) was 3' 6". Some other deformities he suffered were as follows; he was born with a 6 inch prehensile tail that grew to be 3' in length and had to be removed when Butch was 8 years old due to the boy making lewd gestures with it in School. His ears were cropped in a pointed sort of impish way, his hairline came down on his forehead in a widows peak that extended past his eyebrows to the bridge of his nose. With physical abnormalities such as these there was no choice for him other than to join the circus. Butch toured... more...